I have come to realize that I really would be thrown out of college, were I a student today. This article on casting for a college play is unintentionally hilarious. Try these paragraphs...

The ASUO Women's Center is reworking the casting process for this year's production of "The Vagina Monologues" in response to protests that last year's production underrepresented various communities of women.
Instead of holding auditions, the producers will solicit nominations from several student groups, as well as the Women's and Gender Studies Program, to assemble a potential cast. The final casting decision will be made by a volunteer selection committee.

"The queer community, the women of color community and the plus-size community did not feel represented last year," producer Nicole Pete said.

In addition to securing a more diverse cast, the selection committee will also be looking to include activists and community members who are involved with women's issues.

Pete said the committee will select people who are "not necessarily drama-oriented" in favor of "people who work (toward) 'The Vagina Monologues' mission of ending violence against women."

Women's Center spokeswoman Stefanie Loh said the de-emphasis on acting ability will provide a "down to earth" feel to the production as well as allow the producers to be more inclusive in their casting.

"The fact that they had auditions means that some people are automatically excluded," she said.

The primary concern of the selection committee will be "fitting the person to the part," Pete said, adding that all parts in the script calling for women of color will be played by women of color.

"That was one of the big concerns last year was that a white woman portrayed a woman of color," Pete said.

It will be more difficult to ensure that women who identify with the queer community participate in the production.

"That's where it gets kind of tricky," Pete said. "I don't think we can legally ask anyone what their sexual orientation is."

Instead, the producers will inform a potential actor that a particular part is a "queer role" and ask, "Do you feel that this represents you?"

-p (un-believable)